Thursday, August 30, 2012

It's been five weeks and

I'm finally starting to be willing to talk about my job. I'll talk about it to inform someone new, but when a friend asks, "How's your job?" I mostly respond, "Really good. Exhausting. I don't want to talk about it yet." The concept of unpacking work seems overwhelming, so I don't do it readily. I love to chatter, so I'm sure the feeling will continue to wane.

I have such a great job and I love the people I work with, students and staff alike.

Yesterday, I got to go on a Service Learning Opportunity to a dear farm -- we pet fawns and unloaded hay bales. It was simultaneously a fun break and a rewarding project. The students and I learned a lot.

In the afternoon Ciera and I went recruiting. It's such a unique experience: you meet all sorts of people and get all sorts of lost.

Despite my affection for the job, I still look forward to Friday. Maybe tomorrow I'll leave early enough for Karamel McKnutts? Only time will tell. Literally.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

I don't

like contemplating change
until its arrived.
People who plan (or think) might find this perplexing.

Tomorrow I'm going to write some poetry.

Sunday, August 19, 2012

modest, humble, capable


To be profound, you must not try to be profound. Don’t use big words. Don’t try to speak in meter or in long phrases. That was Shakespeare’s job. That’s eloquence. Eloquence is the petals of the rose, fragile, pretty, and usually withering rather quickly. Profundity is the bud when it’s closed off – modest, humble, but capable of withstanding an entire hurricane of denial. 
-Belinda Roddie

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Tidbits

Mike and I have been dating for 15 months. So that's 1 year and 3 months. He had been driving back to New Jersey from Denver and stopped in Marion for a couple days. I said goodbye this morning.

I'm excited for EVERYONE from IWU to get back in a few weeks. I miss seeing crowds in the student center. I still bike through campus regularly. I MISS IT! :)

Kelly's storybook baby shower was today. Emily did an AMAZING job prepping. Kelly got lots of books for Amelia. The women all talked about childbirth. It was... very scary.

Big meteor shower tonight! We're probably going to watch it on a roof somewhere.

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Skin of my teeth

Life has required me to be off pay for a month, and YET continue to pay for things. Rude.

My bank account has been whittled down to $20. I wish I was being facetious. I am not. You know what, though? Tomorrow I get my first paycheck! Thank goodness for a salary!!!

Who cares if it came close? It worked out beautifully.

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Re-group

Work is challenging: all my co-workers agree. We all came to the table today a little overwhelmed and a little discouraged. We ALSO agreed that this is a job that God is totally capable of -- and that we need to encourage one another and rely fully on God. What other job has a meeting like that?! Few educational ones.

I'm really thankful for this job, for my co-workers (who are all a lot of fun), and for God's hand in our lives.

Monday, August 6, 2012

Monday was long.

Loooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng.

I'm really desiring an escape. A break.

Not because life isn't so, so good. But because I feel so poured out.

Thursday, August 2, 2012

hope

Day 1, we had 4 students. We just finished day 7 and there are 17 students at the Marion Crossing now! :)


Wednesday, August 1, 2012

phew

I had been feeling so ridiculously low the past few days and couldn't seem to shake the funk. This morning, I led our staff "heart check" by asking us to pray through Psalm 100 and 103. "Praise the Lord, O my soul" over and over. And after we praised the Lord and asked Him to bless the students and motivate us to uplift His name,

peace ran over me. Thank goodness for a veil lifted. God is faithful. And worship casts out darkness. FO REAL.

Really good family time today. I asked a ton of questions about "being a victim" and got to hear all about how that looked like to the students. It was great: we got some differing opinions and a lot of examples and stories. They were engaged. I love discussion. These kids are awesome.